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The Prevalence of Problem Drinking and Alcoholism in the West of Scotland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

W. M. Saunders  and
P. W. Kershaw
W. M. Saunders
Affiliation:
Alcohol Treatment Unit, Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow G12 0XH
P. W. Kershaw
Affiliation:
Alcohol Treatment Unit, Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow G12 0XH
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Summary

A 10 per cent probability sample of the population of Clydebank was interviewed, using an indirect questionnaire, to assess the extent of alcohol-related disabilities. Eighty-two per cent of 4,397 persons gave information and weighted symptom-scoring analysis showed 5.0 per cent of adult males and 1.1 per cent of adult females could be classified as problem drinkers and 5.2 per cent and 0.5 per cent respectively could be labelled alcoholics. These figures are compared to existing Scottish and English alcoholism prevalence statistics.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 133 , Issue 6 , December 1978 , pp. 493 - 499
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1978 

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